#619AD6Blue Bay (#619AD6) is a mid-tone, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 251°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.108. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #619AD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(97, 154, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 59%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 55%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 28%, 0%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.1 -1.5 -36.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.672 0.108 251) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blue Bay shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6d97c9 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#699bd2 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#619ad6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#609bd9 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Blue Bay in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.96:1 and against black 7.1:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e4f1ff · #9bcbff · #619ad6 · #497eb5 · #2a598a · #093761
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7ac9e0 · #68b2dc · #619ad6 · #6882c0 · #6b6ba6 · #68568a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bbadd2 · #619ad6 · #4d7bac · #684a8d · #17426c · #2d1f3f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e8b06b · #619ad6 · #677788 · #3c5876 · #223a54 · #0f1e2f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9f0e7 · #619ad6 · #727c88 · #4e4943 · #151f2a · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f9f0e7 · #d4cabf · #aca194 · #3b2e1f · #1a0d01 · #619ad6
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffefdd · #619ad6 · #9b723e · #674000 · #2d1900 · #000619
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffefdd · #619ad6 · #a76952 · #544a00 · #3a0c00 · #060400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedee · #619ad6 · #a7656e · #345505 · #122400 · #120002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffebf7 · #619ad6 · #9e668a · #674000 · #002515 · #180900
#77A9DF · #8DB9E8 · #A4C8F0 · #BAD8F9 · #D2E7FF
#4B7EB4 · #366493 · #214A73 · #0D3255 · #001B38
#6E9AC9 · #7A99BB · #8498AE
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.